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Duke tightens iPod distribution next semester

Last year Duke University began handing out free (ha! We college graduates know the truth!) iPods to all incoming freshmen.

The Mac Observer points us to an article on the Duke news website announcing that they continue the program based on a preliminary review of this past year's results:

Interest also has grown among the faculty. "The iPod project got the faculty talking about technology, and not only about iPods," said Lynne O’Brien, who coordinated the project through CIT. "Some faculty are enthused about using iPods in courses, and others don’t see any real purpose for them. But without the iPods experiment, we wouldn’t be having such active discussions about what value new technologies have in teaching."

The major shift is in how the iPods will be distributed to students. No longer will every single freshman get an iPod they can sell on eBay for pizza cash. iPods will only be given out to those students who enroll in specific courses (from now on known only as Free iPods 101) and at the request of faculty.

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